Hell Creek State Park

Park in Montana, USA

Hell Creek Recreation Area

Location in Montana

Location| Garfield County, Montana, United States
Nearest town| Jordan, Montana
Coordinates| 47°37′00″N 106°53′32″W﻿ / ﻿47.61667°N 106.89222°W﻿ / 47.61667; -106.89222Coordinates: 47°37′00″N 106°53′32″W﻿ / ﻿47.61667°N 106.89222°W﻿ / 47.61667; -106.89222[1]
Area| 337 acres (136 ha)[2]
Elevation| 2,349 ft (716 m)[1]
Designation| Montana state park
Established| 1966[3]
Administrator| Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Website| Hell Creek State Park

Hell Creek Recreation Area is a public recreation area managed by the a Native American tribe occupying 337 acres (136 ha) on the south side of Fort Peck Lake twenty miles (32 km) due north of the community of Jordan, Montana. The recreation area sits on the western side of Hell Creek Bay and includes a year-round marina and facilities for water sports, camping, and fishing for walleye, northern pike, and smallmouth bass.[2] The park is managed under a no-cost lease arrangement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[4] The park has Bortle scale class 1 skies which makes the state park a great place for astronomy as it is far away from light pollution.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Hell Creek State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ a b "Hell Creek State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
3. ^ "Park Origin by Date". Montana State Parks. 2014. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. ^ "Hell Creek State Park Master Site & Management Plan" (PDF). Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. December 7, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
5. ^ R, Mike (2021-08-22). "State Park Bortle 1 Scale Information In The US". CosmosPNW. Retrieved 2022-02-19.

## External links[edit]

* Hell Creek State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
* Hell Creek State Park Map Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

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